Toy pedal car



May s, 1928. 1,668,784

, S. SAVAGE TOY PEDAL CAR Filed April 21, 1927 INVENTOR Sfancd Sal @1 9 BY [0 I W ATTORNEY Patented May 8, 1928.

v UNITED STA TES PATENT OFFICE.

STANLEY SAVAGE, or SEATTLE, WASHINGTON.

a TOY PEDAL can.

Application and April 21, 1927. Serial m; 185,643.

Certain objects of this invention are to provide a pedal. car in the form of a tricycle having afork for the front wheel pivotally connected with a relatively wide U-shaped flat spring the upperend of winch serves I as a support for a seat, and the lower end is provide novel means for pivotally connect rigidly secured. to the rear axle, whereby a simple easy riding car is provided that will pass over obstructions without appreciable shock to the rider. Another object is to ing the front fork and bend of'the wide U shaped spring. A further object is to provide novel means for rigidly securing the lower end of the wide spring to the rear axle. Still further objects are to provide a ceeds, the invention consists of the novel.

wherein bell and means for ringing same in combina-s of a foldable plate 24. Said plate is bent tion with this particular form of toy. D

VViththe above andother objects in View which will appear as the description proconstructiom arrangement and combination of parts hereinafter described and claimed. These objects are accomplished by devices illustrated in the accompanying drawings;

Figure 1 is a View in side elevation of a toy pedal car embodying certain features of the invention;

Fig. 2 is a top plan View of the same; and Fig. 3 is a view in central vertical section with certain'parts shown in elevation.

Referring to the drawings throughout which like reference numerals designate like parts, the. numeral 5 indicates the front wheel that is fixedly secured to a pedal crank axle 6 provided with pedals 7 and -revolubly mounted on the lower arms 8 of. the front fork.

Said arms are rigidly secured to the steering post 9 by bolts 10 and a handle bar 11 is fastened to the upper end of said post in any desired and suitable manner. The lower arms are preferably made of metal while the post and handle bar are made of wood. a

The numeral 12 designates the wide flat U-shapedspring and the means for connectingsaid spring with the fork comprises a stirrup bolt 13' whose ends are passed through the post 9 and secured by nuts wlth a plate 14 interposed to prevent chafing of the post. A, wing plate 15 is pivotally derstood.

looped around saidstirrup bolt and bent around'the curved middle portion of said flat U-shaped spring with its inner ends brought together at 16. Holes 17 may be provided through said inner ends to render theplate more resilient so that it will have a springy tendency to bond with the flat spring and thus obviate any stiffness that might cause the spring to become brittle or otherwise impaired. Said spring and'plate .are prevented from slipping out of place by means of a'jnotch 18 cut in each side of the spring and dents 19 in the plate protrudfinglinto said notches as will be readily 'u'n- Airelatively wide seat 20, preferably made of wood, is secured to the upper end portion of, the U -shaped. spring 12 l by means of bolts'121. Rear wheels 22 areconnected by an axle23xthat is centrally secured to the lower end of said U-shaped spring by means securely around saiduaxle and a dent 25 therein fits into a notch 26 in the axle to prevent same from'slipping out] of place. The side edges of said plate fit flush together and both its upper. and lower middle portions are pressed outwardlyto form a rectangular pocket 27. The lower end of the U-shaped spring fits snugly within said pocket in abutment with the rear axle and is held by a small bolt 28. a

It will thus be seen that the U-shaped spring serves as a support for the seat and as a connecting means for the forward and rear wheels. The riders weight will cause the seat-20 to spring up and down and this motion will cause the fork to pivotally move back and forth on the forward axle 6, and this liiarticulz' r motion is utilized in ringing a bell 29 mounted on said fork. Said bell is fixedly secured to the outer end of a bracket 30 whose inner end is bent downwardly and provided with a hole through which the upper end of the stirrup bolt 13 is passed and held by the nut 31. A hole 32 passes centrally through the top of the bell and through the outer end of said bracket and a clapper 33 is suspended from a winged head 3a that is pivotally supported by said hole. Thus the motion of the vehicle will cause a continual jingling of the hell that will. serve to amuse the child rider besides serving as a signal to pedestrians and as a means for locating the rider. Having thus described my invention, it

being undeistood that minor changes may be resorted to Without departing from its scope and spirit, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is z I l. A pedal ear comprising a forward wheel having a pedal axle, a fork i'evolubly supported by said axle, a relatively wide U- shaped fiat spring, a' 's'tifri 'up bolt seenred through the post of the fork, a resilient wing plate pivotally looped around the; stirrup bolt with its outer portion bent fixedly around the curved portion of the U-spring, a seat-secured to the upper end'of-the'spring, and two rear wheels havingan axle fixedly secured to the lower endofsaidspring.

2.'A pedal car comprising a forward 'wheel having a pedal axle fixed thereto, a

' fork comprising two arms revoluliily supported by said axle, a steeringpost secured between said arms, a relatively wide U- shaped flat spring, a stirrup bolt secured through the steering post, a. resilient wing "plate pivotally looped around the stirrup bolt, said plate bent together around the w eurved portion of the U-spring, means for retainingsaid plate and spring in fixed relation, a seatseeured to the upper end of the S])11IlI,-"&I1(l two rear wheels having-an axle fixedly secured to the lowerend of the spring.

3.'A pedal ear comprising a forward Wheel having a pedal axle, a fork revolubly supported by said axle, a relatively wide U- shaped flat spring pivotally connectedto said fork,- a' seatsec'ured' to the upper end portion of the spring, two rear; wheels,-an

two rear wheels, an axle forsaid wheels iii abutment with the lower end of said'spring, a foldable plate around the axle overlapping the lower end of'the spring, and SC'CHIlHg ineans for-said plate.

5. A pedal car eoiiiprisinga forward "wheel having a pedalaxle, a' fork eoinpris- "ing two a rins'revolubly supported by said I axle, a steering post secured-between said arms, a st-irru 'rbolt secured throughsaid post, a bracket held by-the upper end of the bolt, a bell fixed to said bracket,- a'elapper pivotally mounted iii-the bell, a U-shaped spring pivotally connected "to the stirrup belt, a seatniountedon the upper end of said spring, and-two rear wheels having an axle fixedly secured to the lowerend oi the spring.

In witness whereof. I hereunto subscribe niy naine this 18th day of Mar-eli, A, D.

' STANLEY SAVAGE. 

